FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE GYMNASTIQUE P FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CUP TASHKENT (UZB) PRIL 20 -22 A 2018 INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP DIRECTIVES EVENT ID: 14963 Dear FIG Affiliated Member Federation, Following the decision of the FIG Executive Committee, the Uzbekistan Gymnastics Federation has the pleasure to invite your Federation to participate in the aforementioned official FIG World Cup. FIG Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Contact Person: Sylvie Martinet Avenue de la Gare 12 1003 Lausanne Switzerland Tel: +41 (0) 21 321 55 10 / Direct +41 (0) 21 321 55 15 Fax: +41 (0) 21 321 55 19 / Direct +41 (0) 21 321 55 29 e-mail: [email protected] website: www.fig-gymnastics.com HOST Uzbekistan Gymnastics Federation FEDERATION U. Nosir 53 B, Tashkent, 100100, Uzbekistan Contact Person: Dinara Bakaeva, Timur Abduvaliev Tel: +998909843429, +998977722421, +998712355299 Fax: +998712352799. e-mail: [email protected] website: www.gymnastics.uz LOCATION Tashkent, Uzbekistan DATE 20 - 22 April 2018 VENUE Gymnastics Sport Palace Korhoja ota 2A, Tashkent - Uzbekistan Tel./Fax: +998712358930 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.uss.sport.uz Venue capacity: 3750 places Construction total area: 29458 m2 Arena total area: 5304 m2 1 competition floor, 6 training floors, 2 warm-up zones, 2 choreography rooms Events: RG Juniors Asian Championship 2010, FIG RG WC Tashkent 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016; FIG RG IT “Happy Caravan” 2011-2016, RG Seniors Asian Championships 2013, ART Asian Championships 2014, World Wrestling Championships 2014, World Fencing Championships 2015. City - Date APPARATUS Janssen & Fritsen, ref. 1790280 SUPPLIED RG Floor Art. 652 (Size 14m x 14m) Training hall(s): 6 floors Warm-up area: 1 floor Competition hall: 1 floor APPARATUS The presence of at least one Technician from the Official Apparatus Manufacturer will CONTROL be guaranteed by the Organizing Member Federation for the installation of the RG competition floors in the competition hall, the warm-up hall, and the training hall(s), as well as throughout the duration of training, podium training, warm-up and competition. The Technical Delegate, accompanied by the Technician of the Apparatus Manufacturer will proceed to the apparatus control in the competition hall, warm-up hall and training hall(s) prior to training and competition. The Apparatus control includes the check of the dimensions of the RG competition floors which must respect the valid FIG Apparatus Norms. All floors must be set up correctly and the RG competition floors in the different halls must be identical. PROVISIONAL 18 April: Arrival of the Delegations SCHEDULE 19 April: Podium Training Orientation Meeting 20 April: Qualifications and All-Around Individuals and Groups Opening Ceremony 21 April: Qualifications and All-Around Individuals and Groups 22 April: Finals Individuals and Groups Closing Ceremony and Gala 23 April: Departure of Delegations World Cup Competitions must be separate and distinct competition, and may not be combined with any other Competitions. COMPETTION Individuals FORMAT All-Around which serve as qualification for the Apparatus Final: All Individual gymnasts have to participate in the All-Around qualification PARTICIPATION Apparatus Finals: The top eight (8) gymnasts per apparatus from the All-Around qualifying Competition participate in the Finals Group competitions: All-Around which serve as qualification for the Routine Final: All Groups have to participate in the Qualifications Final Group Routines: The top eight (8) groups of each Group Routines will qualify for the Finals. FEDERATIONS The Organizing Member Federation must invite all FIG Member Federations in good INVITED standing. SIZE OF Only senior gymnasts in good standing with the correct age and holding a valid FIG DELEGATION AND License at the time of registration until the end of the competitions may participate. FIG LICENSE No gymnasts will be accepted without a valid FIG License at the deadline of the Nominative Registration. The maximum size of the invited delegation is as follows: 2018 RG World Cup, Tashkent – 20-22 April Directives 2 Individual Group Joint Head of Delegation 1 1 1 Team Manager (for Groups only) - 1 1 Coach max. 1 per gymnast 1 Gymnasts 2 6 8 Medical Doctor 1 1 1 Paramedical Staff 1 1 2 Judges 2 2 2 AGE LIMITS 16 years in the year of the competition JUDGES AND Competitions will be evaluated by two Judges’ Panels as follows: JUDGES’ PANELS 4 Difficulty (D) Judges (min. cat. 2) 6 Execution (E) Judges (min. cat. 3) 2 Line (L) and 1 Time (T) Judges (min. cat. 4) Priority will be given to the highest categories. Not more than one judge per Federation per panel will be permitted except for Time and Line Judges. The Judges’ Panels are set up by a draw from the judges present at the event. The draw will be directed by the RG Technical Delegate. The participating member federations must send minimum one qualified judge if they participate with individual gymnasts and one qualified judge if they participate with a group. The Organizing Member Federation is responsible that there are enough FIG brevetted judges present with the appropriate valid category of brevet for their function. Should there not be sufficient judges as per the on-line nominative registration, or not sufficient cat. 1 and 2 judges, the Organizing Member Federation must propose to the FIG for prior approval of the Technical Delegate the name of neutral additional judges to complete the panels (plus 2 reserves). These judges, once approved, have to be invited at the cost of the Organizing Member Federation. Such invitation must be made through the respective Member Federation. Should the Organizing Member Federation fail to propose names for additional judges, the FIG Office in consultation with the Technical Delegate concerned will invite these judges at the cost of the Organizing Member Federation. The Organizing Member Federation will apply a fine of CHF 2’000 per missing judge (to be paid to the LOC by 17 March 2018 should a federation fail to bring the required number of judges or judges without the requested qualification (brevet). FIG TECHNICAL The FIG Technical Delegate will be proposed by the FIG RG TC. He/she will serve as DELEGATE President of the Superior Jury. REGISTRATION Provisional, Definitive and Nominative Registrations must be made exclusively on-line DEADLINES via the FIG platform. Definitive registration: 21 February 2018 (2 months prior to the event) Nominative registration 21 March 2018 (4 weeks prior to the event) Late registrations are subject to fines as follows: Fine for missing or late Definitive Registration CHF 750.- Fine for missing or late Nominative Registration CHF 500.- 2018 RG World Cup, Tashkent – 20-22 April Directives 3 DRAWING OF LOTS The gymnasts’ drawing of lots will take place at the FIG Headquarters in Lausanne (SUI) within two weeks after the closing date of the nominative registration. Registrations and payments made after the gymnasts’ drawing of lots will not be accepted and the Delegations will not be authorized to participate. ENTRY FEES The non-reimbursable cost for the Entry Fee is: 50 USD per Individual gymnast 100 USD per Group The entry fee should be paid by bank transfer on the account of Uzbekistan Gymnastics Federation. ACCOMMODATION The hotel price is per night per room as follows: Category 1 Hotel **** 160 USD (single room, including breakfast) 180 USD (double room, including breakfast) Category 2 Hotel **** 140 USD (single room, including breakfast) 160 USD (double room, including breakfast) The “low cost” Hotel: 120 USD (sngl room) 140 USD (dbl room) 160 USD (triple room) There are no any single rooms in “low cost” hotel. The prices charged for the hotel rooms cannot exceed the usual hotel rates. The invited participating federations must pay for the accommodation expenses of their delegation members, except for the below mentioned gymnasts for whom accommodation will be paid by the LOC (from the official arrival day to the official departure day): The top three (3) gymnasts in the All-Around ranking from the previous World Championships (Pesaro 2017) present at the event The top three (3) Groups in the All-Around ranking from the previous World Championships (Pesaro 2017) present at the event In addition the Organizing Member Federation has decided to pay for: The top three (3) gymnasts in the All-Around ranking from the previous Asian Championships present at the event The Organizing member Federation shall determine the hotel at its discretion, but may not chose the “low cost” category hotel for the above mentioned gymnasts. The 100% costs for the accommodations must be paid to the LOC by 15 March 2018 While the Accommodation Form must be returned to the LOC by 01 March 2018 at the very latest, the Hotel rooms will be allocated on a “first come, first serve” basis. 2018 RG World Cup, Tashkent – 20-22 April Directives 4 MEALS In Category 1 and Category 2 hotels breakfast is included in accommodation costs. The cost of each lunch and dinner in Category 1 and Category 2 hotels is 30 USD/person. The cost of full board in “low cost” hotel is 20 USD/person/day. The invited participating federations must pay for the meals expenses of their delegation members, except for the below mentioned gymnasts for whom meals will be paid by the LOC (from the official arrival day to the official departure day): The top three (3) gymnasts in the All-Around ranking from the previous World Championships (Pesaro 2017) present at the event The top three (3) Groups in the All-Around ranking from the previous World Championships (Pesaro 2017) present at the event In addition the Organizing Member Federation has decided to pay for: The top three (3) gymnasts in the All-Around ranking from the previous Asian Championships present at the event While the Meals Form must be returned to the LOC by 01 March 2018 at the very latest, the 100% costs for the meals must be paid to the LOC by 15 March 2018 as follows.